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• Good Posture May Inspire Confidence

  Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Your mother may have been right when she told you ...

• Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- If an inept or abrasive boss is ruining your workday, ...

• Learning Takes Place When You Get Things Right

  July 30 (HealthDay News) -- It is often stated that people learn from their mistakes, ...

• Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- When children write about their values, these self-affirmation exercises can ...

• Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image

  March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to glasses, contact lenses improve how children feel about ...

• U.S. Teens Brimming with Self-Esteem

  November 12 (HealthDay News) -- Today's American high school students are far likelier than those ...

• Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness

  August 14 (HealthDay News) -- When elderly patients complain they have a lack of energy, ...

• High Self-Esteem May Mask Defensiveness

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- There's a big difference between "secure" high self-esteem and "fragile" ...

• Money, Praise Similarly Activate Brain's Reward Center

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Your brain may be telling you to be nice because ...

• Computerized Reminder Calls Get Couch Potatoes Moving

  Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Computer-generated phone call reminders are an effective, low-cost method to ...

• Cocaine Use Dulls Brain's Sensitivity to Rewards

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Cocaine addiction dulls the brain's sensitivity to even monetary rewards, ...

• Support System Leads to Better Diet, Nutrition

  Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Could better nutrition and diet be as close as a ...

• Parental Stress Can Keep Kids Obese

  August 24 (HealthDay News) -- Parental stress or bullying by peers can make it even ...

• Does Pathological Shyness Make for School Shooters?

  August 20 (HealthDay News) -- What motivates some teens to gun down fellow students in ...

• Social Stress Could Worsen MS

  August 20 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic social stress may aggravate neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple ...

• Study Probes Parkinson Drugs' Effect on Motivation

  April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that modify levels of a key brain chemical, called ...

• Motivation Key to Keeping Those 'Get Fit' Resolutions

  Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Before you make a New Year's resolution to get in ...

• Building Self-Esteem One Lap at a Time

  SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Hitting puberty can be like hitting a brick wall ...